On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 12 explores what would constitute a ‘hard’ Brexit and the circumstances under which a ‘hard’ Brexit is likely to occur. Read more “What is a Hard Brexit and Under What Circumstances Would Hard Brexit Occur?”
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Brexit and the Disruption of Triangular Supply Chains
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 7 explores the potential of the Brexit process to disrupt the functioning of triangular supply chains which serve the UK market via an initial port of landing in an EU27 member state or EU27 markets via a port of landing in the UK. Read more “Brexit and the Disruption of Triangular Supply Chains”
Impact of Brexit on the Functioning of EU27 Markets: The Case of Sugar and Bananas
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 6 explores the impact of Brexit on the functioning of EU27 markets with specific reference to the sugar and banana sectors given the extent if EU bilaterally agreed TRQ arrangements and the scale of UK import demand within the overall EU28 market equation. Read more “Impact of Brexit on the Functioning of EU27 Markets: The Case of Sugar and Bananas”
The Trade Displacement Effects of Brexit: Lessons from the Poultry Sector
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 7 explores the potential trade displacement effects of Brexit, whereby current mutual EU27/UK trade in agro-food products is displaced to ACP markets. This issue is explored with specific reference to the poultry meat sector, in the light of the earlier African experience of trade displacement in the poultry meat sector arising from the imposition of a ban by Russia on agro-food imports from the EU. Read more “The Trade Displacement Effects of Brexit: Lessons from the Poultry Sector”
Post-Brexit Policy Uncertainty: The Case of Preference Erosion in the Banana Sector
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 5 explores the impact of Brexit on the erosion of the value of ACP trade preferences through an exploration of the specific case of ACP banana exports, in the context of the likely evolution of the UK’s independent trade policy once the UK is freed from the disciplines of EU customs union and single market rules and regulations. Read more “Post-Brexit Policy Uncertainty: The Case of Preference Erosion in the Banana Sector”
State of Play in EU EPA Implementation Update January 2018
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 4 provides a summary overview of the state of play in regard to the negotiation and implementation of ACP-EU economic partnership agreements based on the EC’s posted summaries and additional information. Read more “State of Play in EU EPA Implementation Update January 2018”
Summary of the Main Areas of Impact of Brexit on ACP Agro-food Sectors
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 1 provided a summary of the main areas of impact of Brexit on ACP agro-food sectors. Read more “Summary of the Main Areas of Impact of Brexit on ACP Agro-food Sectors”
ACP Members Vulnerability to the Loss of Preferential Access to the UK Market
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 2 provided an exploration of the vulnerability of ACP Members to a loss of preferential access to the UK market. Read more “ACP Members Vulnerability to the Loss of Preferential Access to the UK Market”
Brexit and Non-Tariff Trade Issues: The Pros and Cons
On 22 February 2018 ACT Alliance convened Seminar on the Implications of Brexit in the agro-food sector for ACP countries and for the forthcoming ACP-EU Post-Cotonou negotiations. A series of twelve 2 page summary notes were produced for the seminar covering both substantive issues arising within the Brexit process and the current state of play in the Brexit process. Note 3 provided an exploration of the vulnerability of ACP Members to the process of transitioning the UK out of the EU in terms of the application of non-tariff measure sin the agro-food sector. Read more “Brexit and Non-Tariff Trade Issues: The Pros and Cons”
Arla Plans Expanded Investment in Production of Milk Powder for Export to Africa
Summary
Arla’s investment plans have a strong focus on serving growing markets for dairy products beyond the EU’s borders. One element of this is through the expansion of EU based milk powder production. This is closely linked to investments made in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana in repackaging facilities which use imported milk powders to produce individual consumer ready portions of milk powder which can be reconstituted at home. These investments involve local partners with well-developed distribution networks. However none of these local partners are involved in local milk production. This sits uneasily with Arla’s commitment to avoiding unintended consequences for local farmers in a context where serious structural and economic constraints are faced in developing local milk-to-dairy supply chains. In the long term given the projected shortage of global milk supplies by the mid- 2030s in the face of rising global demand for dairy product and the production constraints impending in major milk exporting countries this is an important structural development issue. Read more “Arla Plans Expanded Investment in Production of Milk Powder for Export to Africa”